Jefferson County, Ala., wants the U.S. Court of Appeals to allow an immediate appeal of a federal judge's ruling that says sewer customers can continue their challenge of a bankruptcy exit plan, the Birmingham News reported today. Last week, U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Blackburn declined to dismiss as moot an appeal of the bankruptcy court's confirmation order filed by several sewer ratepayers. In a motion filed on Friday, the county asks Blackburn to allow it to appeal the ruling to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. A bankruptcy judge had confirmed the plan of adjustment allowing the county to exit its $4.23 billion bankruptcy last year. A group that includes sewer customers and several local elected officials appealed confirmation of the plan.
